Topline The House of Representatives passed an assault weapons ban Friday just before the summer recess, though it’s expected to be purely symbolic, as it has little chance of passing the Senate. Hous...
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The House Maloney AR-15 Gun Hearing Today Is Big News
The House committee hearing rosy, chaired by Rep. Carolyn Maloney, on AR-15 makers, is big news. She chairs the House Oversight Committee, the House’s most powerful investigative body. Two of three AR...
Record 2.8 Million AR-15 And AK-Style Rifles Entered U.S. Circulation In 2020, Gun Group Says
Topline The United States manufactured or imported just over 24.4 million AR-15 and AK-style guns—which are often known as assault rifles or modern sporting rifles—from 1990 to 2020, a firearm industr...
McConnell Supports Bipartisan Gun Control Deal
Topline Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters Tuesday he supports the gun control deal struck by members of both parties last weekend, a key endorsement as senators race to tur...
U.S. Handgun Imports Topped $1 Billion For First Time In 2021
Handgun imports have surged in recent years, with the imports in March the last two years up … [+] sharply, according to the latest data from the U.S. Census Bureau. ustradenumbers.com For the f...